South from Granada (2003)
Al sur de Granada
He went looking for inspiration, but found more than he bargained for.
111 min
Brenan arrives at Yegen on foot, interrupting the funeral held for the daughter of the local cacique. He collapses from dysentery and soon learns that the local cacique, Don Fernando, is leaving for Granada with his wife. Brenan rents Fernando’s house for a year and soon enlists the services of María as housekeeper and cook and becomes friends with a local man named Paco. Brenan spends most of his time reading, walking, and trying to write poetry.His friends Dora Carrington, Lytton Strachey (who is ill), and Ralph Partridge visit for a couple of days. Brenan, who has been maintaining a correspondence with Carrington, learns during the visit that Partridge and Carrington are engaged. He is crushed, as he had been in love with Carrington.
- Release date
- January 9, 2003
- Country of origin
- Spain
- Music
- Juan Bardem
- Box office
- $2,464,202
Where to watch
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Cast
- Matthew Goode as Gerald Brenan
- Verónica Sánchez as Juliana
- Antonio Resines as Don Virgilio
- Guillermo Toledo as Paco
- Ángela Molina as Doña Felicidad
- Laurence Fox as Ralph Partridge
- Jessica Kate Meyer as Dora Carrington
- James Fleet as Lytton Strachey
- Consuelo Trujillo as María
- Bebe as Ángeles
Crew
- Fernando Colomo · Director
- Gerald Brenan · Writer
- Fernando Colomo · Writer
- Jonathan Gathorne-Hardy · Writer
- Miriam Ruiz · Writer
- Fernando Bovaira · Producer
- Beatriz de la Gándara · Producer
- Gustavo Ferrada · Producer
- Juan Bardem · Composer
- José Luis Alcaine · Cinematographer
- Antonio Lara · Editor
- Shaheen Baig · Casting director
- Laura Cepeda · Casting director
- Soledad Seseña · Production designer